Dr KP Verghese Kannarkat, a philanthropist and a big supporter of all Indian American community activities in the DC region, passed away on Monday, November 13, 2017 at 3:00pm at his residence in Leonardtown, St Mary's county, Maryland.

The Indian violin maestro, son Ambi enthrall Georgetown University audience with a soulful performance.

 
The Wake for Dr Anthony Antoniswami, who died Monday October 3, 2016 morning at his home in Washington DC, will be held Friday, October 14 from 4:00pm to 8:00pm at the Hines-Rinaldi Funeral Home, 11800 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20904 (Tel: 301-622-2290).

Most often we see mothers giving meaningful advice to their daughters. We forget that fathers love their children just as much and want the best for them from life. 

Fatherhood changes a man as much motherhood transforms a woman. This is precisely what Infosys founder Narayana Murthy experienced when he became a dad to a beautiful girl, Akshata. 

Hanif has made his home there since 2008, when he returned from London, where he worked for twelve years as a reporter for the BBC. As a novelist and a journalist, he has become perhaps the foremost observer of Pakistan’s contradictions and absurdities.

Margaret Dean, who passed away on March 30, 2016, spent her whole life in service of others, all the while suffering from a debilitating disease of Asthma also known as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Her brother has set up a fundraiser to meet her funeral expenses. Please click on the link and donate generously so that her burial may be done with dignity.
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Margaret Dean, who passed away on March 30, 2016, spent her whole life in service of others, all the while suffering from a debilitating disease of Asthma also known as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Her brother has set up a fundraiser to meet her funeral expenses. Please click on the link and donate generously so that her burial may be done with dignity.

Click below to donate:
https://www.gofundme.com/margaretdean

I boarded a cargo ship bound for New York — if I remember correctly, the name was Jala Halli — in December 1954.

Rajan Devadas, whose lenses chronicled US-India relations from Washington, DC, for more than half a century, passed away on Friday, December 26, according to his family. He was 93.

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai for their struggles against the suppression of children and for young people's rights, including the right to education.